3 year old Denim and 8 year old Randy Sylvester have been missing since June 15, 2008. The children’s mother reported the children missing at 9:15 p.m. Sunday. The two were last seen playing on a tennis court at their apartment complex that afternoon.

Randy & Denim Sylvester

Their father, Randy Sylvester Sr. is the prime suspect in the children’s disappearance and has been arrested.

The trunk is a wooden, solid black chest with a red star shape sticker on the top. The chest has numerous scratches and appears to have excessive wear on the outer surfaces. The chest is approximately 18 inches in height, 30 inches in width, and 16 inches in depth.

The second item is a dark blue Protege brand canvas suitcase with black trim that is identical to the one depicted in the attached flyer. It is approximiately 40 inches in height, 20 inches in width, and 18 in depth. The suitcase has two wheels on the lower back and a retractable handle on top.

The group at the Texas EquuSearch command post on Burke had doubled Thursday as a new contingent of volunteers and new recruits from the local community joined the effort.

At mid-noon, the searchers, divided into teams, listened as they received their assigned groups and routes.

With maps in hand, they prepared to spend their second afternoon until sundown combing the area.

Denim and Randy were last seen on June 15, 2008. Denim was last seen wearing a pink t-shirt, pink shorts, and pink flip flops. Randy was last seen wearing a blue and orange t-shirt, jean shorts, and white tennis shoes.

If any one has any information regarding these two objects of interest or the two missing children, please call the Pasadena Police Department at 713-477-1221 or contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.

HOUSTON (KTRK) — Detectives found the bodies of two missing Pasadena children overnight in a wooden area in southeast Houston. Detectives brought their father, Randy Sylvester, Sr., to the location near Allendale and Highway 3 on Friday night. In shackles, Sylvester, along with community activist Qaunell X, was speaking with investigators. Then around midnight, the bodies of the two children were found badly burned.

What beautiful children. I hope to hell he has those kids stashed somewhere safe instead of doing the unthinkable!

LilPuma on
June 20th, 2008 4:08 pm

I was hoping for an update by now. Like a picture of Denim and Randy with ice cream cones at the police station. Damn this guy if he hurt his kids. God be with the mother, police, Tim and everyone helping in this case. Please bring them home safely.

Police say Randy Sylvester Senior has indicated that the children are dead.

Now police are hoping that he leads them to the children’s bodies.

LilPuma on
June 20th, 2008 9:29 pm

This makes me feel like crying. If true, these beautiful little ones are together with God now, so I’ll pray for comfort for those who loved them.

maryd on
June 21st, 2008 1:30 am

Saw the father on TV he looked and acted like he was on some serious drugs or just a real psycho. Definitely someone out of control. If he did them no harm he certainly had an unexplainable attitude, and the suitcases? God be with these little ones, I fear the worse.

Texas Sugarfoot on
June 21st, 2008 5:37 am

According to local news reports, the charred bodies of these children were discovered overnight in a wooded area about 8 miles from the apartment complex where they went missing. Pasadena police dept will have a news conference at 9am this morning.

HOUSTON (KTRK) — Detectives found the bodies of two missing Pasadena children overnight in a wooden area in southeast Houston.

Detectives brought their father, Randy Sylvester, Sr., to the location near Allendale and Highway 3 on Friday night. In shackles, Sylvester, along with community activist Qaunell X, was speaking with investigators. Then around midnight, the bodies of the two children were found badly burned.

Investigators say the remains of 7-year-old Randy Sylvester Jr. and his 3-year-old sister, Denim Sylvester, were found packed in a wooden chest and a suitcase and left in a wooded area in southeastern Houston, about 5 miles from their Pasadena home.

On Saturday, Pasadena PD Captain Bud Corbett and community activist Quanell X addressed the media. Corbett said that Sylvester led them straight to the scene where the bodies were and that he had been misleading searchers about the location earlier this week.
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[...] Randy Sylvester Jr. and his 3-year-old sister, Denim Sylvester had been missing since Fathers Day, June 15, 2008. There is sad news to report out of Pasadena, TX. Police have found the charred remains of Randy [...]

maryd on
June 21st, 2008 7:37 pm

Where do all these “non-humans” come from? Charred ramains. There is no human explanation for someone capable of such a dispicable henious crime, his own children. Was it drugs? Was he ever human? Guess he couldn’t handle the sheer beauty and innocence of his own children. There are no words.

WHAT MORE CAN ONE SAY? I’VE HELD MY BREATH FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK, THIS SO HORRIBLE IT HURTS TO BREATH.

MissKatie on
June 22nd, 2008 12:53 pm

this is so so sad… it wasnt necessary to kill these kids.. perhaps he felt he had to get even with the mother who knows…or he was so high on drugs…. whatever reason is not good enough …. I hope they didnt suffer much and it was over with quickly
and yes richard they are in heaven with jesus and the father is here on earth where he will be held accountable for his actions… god give peace and comfort to the mother of these two children.. she must be so broken hearted after loosing her only two children…

so sad….but we take comfort in knowing that they sit with jesus in heaven!!!

dee15 on
June 23rd, 2008 1:25 pm

Wat da hell was wrong with him….I wonder wat kind of drugs he was on too kill his children….

MissKatie on
June 23rd, 2008 5:12 pm

regardless of what drugs he was on the fact is they are dead.. its sad huh.. he was under the devils influence because drugs control you and thats the devils hold on people who use drugs….
evil…but realistic …

prayers to the family of these two precious babies now in heaven…

MzGray504 on
July 15th, 2008 12:37 pm

A Sylvester Memorial Fund has been set up @ Chase Bank – for those concerned citizens that would like to make donations